Romanian Card Skimmers
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: Jan. 7, 2017

: It has been reported that Romanian-born nationals have been
: traveling though the U.S. doing various scams involving

: home repair work, etc.. The intelligence received indicates
: that at least some of the work was not done after victims
: paid money up front.

: A home repairman or re-modeler should have a few references to
: provide you, the homeowner, with so you know he or she is
: somewhat reliable. It's hard enough to sell remodeling jobs
: when a carpenter does a pretty sharp job, but, when a
: worker is preceded by scam artists who don't deliver any
: work at all it can get difficult to get any work. The
: scammers and shoddy builders make it more difficult for
: good carpenters.

: Abilene Police Department Warns Citizens and Businesses of
: Romanian National Scammers
: http://press.abilenepolice.org/index.php?mode=thread&id=612

: by Public Information Officer, Wednesday, January 04, 2017,
: 10:42

: ABILENE, TX – In recent months, the Abilene Police Department
: has gained intelligence regarding an influx of Romanian
: born Nationals (Roma-Gypsy) making their way through the
: United States using various illegal methods to scam money
: from businesses and citizens. They have made their way into
: Abilene and are suspected of using home repair scams and
: quick change scams, among many others, to steal money from
: individuals and businesses.

: In November 2015, three Romanian Nationals were identified as
: suspects who placed a skimmer device in a bank ATM machine
: gaining hundreds of First Financial Bank customer’s
: financial information and stealing thousands from First
: Financial Bank.

: They are also suspects in several home repair scams where they
: go door to door promising work to the homeowner, asking for
: money up-front and never following through with any work.
: They have promised to remove squirrels/rodents from the
: attic, or some type of home repair, to scam money from
: homeowners.

: We want to advise our citizens that these individuals target
: the elderly. If you have a loved one, educate them on not
: accepting any work from anyone coming to their door
: soliciting work without the required soliciting permit from
: the City. They have also been known to specifically target
: Wal-Marts and its customers. They also use children to help
: garner trust from their targets in hopes of scamming more
: money from individuals.

: The Abilene Police Department has worked collaboratively with
: other Law Enforcement Agencies to gain intelligence on
: these suspects. They have hit many other Texas cities and
: are suspected to live in larger cities, like the Metroplex,
: and branch out into smaller cities like Abilene where they
: perform their scams in traveling groups. This organized
: crime ring has worked in 20 states including Texas. We
: believe that by educating our citizens on how this group
: works, we can help stop them from targeting Abilene.

: Rick Tomlin
: Public Information Coordinator